MY STORY - Our Alumni Love PJA
We are so PROUD of our PJA Alumni and love to keep in touch with them. When we get the chance to ask them what they loved and respected about PJA, they had some great answers.
DANA Bacharach
PJA Class of 2005 and 2009 Valedictorian, Lincoln High School
"Thankfully, my closest PJA friends still surround me today; I am lucky to have formed bonds that have stayed strong and are still alive. We will treasure our memories from growing up, but are continuing to grow with one another and form many more memorable moments."
Dana Bacharach attended PJA for 11 years, beginning in Transitional kindergarten. She is part of PJA's 8th grade Class of 2005. She is a sophomore at Barnard College in New York, studying political science.
Jeremy Druckman
PJA Class of 2004 and 2008 Valedictorian, Wilson High School
"I always had the feeling that all the teachers at PJA genuinely wanted us to learn what they were teaching. During my time at the school, I had some excellent classes that I will always remember."
Jeremy Druckman attended PJA for nine years, beginning with kindergarten. He is part of PJA's 8th grade Class of 2004. He excelled in math and science courses, while playing basketball for four years. He's a junior at Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, where he studies finance.
Talia Goldberg
PJA Class of 2005 and 2009 Valedictorian, Lincoln High School
"Not only does PJA provide a nurturing environment that is supportive of all its students as individuals, it also offers one of the best secular educations available while teaching students Hebrew and allowing them to explore their Jewish identities and Jewish traditions."
Talia Goldberg attended PJA for nine years, beginning with kindergarten. She is part of PJA's 8th grade Class of 2005. She is a sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania and hopes to study law, medicine or political science.
Hadas Horenstein
PJA Class of 2005 and 2009 Valedictorian, Wilson High School
"It's important to support PJA, because Judaism lives on through the education that we provide for the younger generation; if we teach our youth about the importance of Jewish values today, that is the means by which Judaism will thrive in the future."
Hadas Horenstein attended PJA for nine years, beginning with kindergarten. She is part of PJA's 8th grade class of 2005. She is a Sophomore at the Robert D. Clark Honors College at the University of Oregon and hopes to study journalism and political science.
